Roy Jones Jr. born January 16, 1969 is an American boxer. As a professional he has captured numerous championships in the Middleweight, Super middleweight, Light heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions. He is the only boxer in history to start his career as a junior middleweight, and go on to win a heavyweight title.

Jones left his mark in boxing history when he won the WBA heavyweight title, becoming the first former middleweight champion to win a Heavyweight title in 106 years.

December 21, 2013

Roy Jones Jr Adds World Cruiserweight Title

Roy Jones Jr. has added a first ever 'world' cruiserweight title to his haul after easing to a 12-round unanimous decision win over Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf in Moscow.

Jones Jr. schooled Benmakhlouf throughout the fight, which was stipulated as a "winner takes all" bout with the victor claiming the entire purse.

December 16, 2013

Roy Jones Jr. Faces Benmakhlouf on Dec. 21 in Moscow

"Roy is excited to be coming back to Russia to fight and we are very happy that we were able to put this together so quickly with our good friend and partner [Russian promoter] Vlad Hrunov," said John Wirt, chief executive of Jones' Square Ring Promotions.